MediaTek Dimensity 9500s vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9500s with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 9500s

Snapdragon 865

654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

2620

Snapdragon 865

927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9500s

8250

Snapdragon 865

3402

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		10 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	12	2
Shaders	1536	512
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 36MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.3 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS